WOLVES manager Mick McCarthy insists the freakish 6-0 Molineux defeat to Southampton almost a year ago won't play any part in his team-talk this evening.

"What could I say? Play well again and get slapped?" he asks. "If we play as well as we did on that day I'll expect us to win.

"The first 25 minutes up until they scored we were looking great and I know there were a couple of managers up in the box thinking there was only going to be one winner.

"Then when they left before the end they were scratching their heads because we were 5-0 down."

Wolves however will have to overcome the burden of recent history if they are to win tonight.

They haven't beaten the Saints in 16 meetings stretching back to 1980, haven't scored in the last 468 minutes and have produced just one of the fixture's last 19 goals.

The stats Wolves hope to defeat this evening:* Wolves haven't won in 16 meetings stretching back to 1980.* Wolves haven't scored against Southampton for five full games and a total of 468 minutes.* Of the last 19 goals in the fixture, Wolves have scored just one, through Henri Camara.* Wolves have only scored once at home to Southampton in the last six Molineux meetings.

When Wolves last beat Southampton (April 7, 1980):* The Jam topped the charts with Going Underground.* Margaret Thatcher was a month away from celebrating a year as Prime Minister.* US President Jimmy Carter broke off relations with Iran over the hostage crisis.* Ronaldinho was 17 days old!